The present invention provides methods for preparing the nut waste composites from a nut waste component, one or more binders, and an oil using a compounder/extruder.

The present invention provides a flowerpot and a manufacturing method thereof, and relates to the technical field of flowerpots. A flowerpot comprises a flowerpot body provided with an opening, the flowerpot body being woven from ultrafine fibers. The flowerpot of the present invention is light in weight, not easy to corrode, has a long service life, and cannot be broken. The flowerpot can be ventilated around to facilitate the growth of plants. Furthermore, the present invention also proposes a method for manufacturing a flowerpot, comprising the flowerpot described above, further comprising the steps of: weaving ultrafine fibers into a cloth with a loom; washing the woven cloth with water and then subjecting to natural shrinkage; printing the cloth after natural shrinkage; and sewing the printed cloth into a flowerpot body. With this method, it is convenient to manufacture the flowerpot.

An improved hydroponic net pot includes a layer of filter material enabling moisture and nutrients to enter into the growth media, while preventing the growth media and debris from entering into the hydroponic vessel. The pot and the filter are both preferably constructed of biodegradable, compostable materials. The pot may include a non-zero shoulder allowing the pot to be inserted into vessels with vertical walls or upright, slanted walls of vertical vessels. A removable cover may be provided over the opening of the pot, enabling the article to be shipped with growth media, with or without seeds or plant material.

A plant tray having a bottom and a sidewall. The bottom has at least one prominence rising from the inner surface of the bottom. The at least two prominences have at least one elevated drainage opening that is elevated above the inner surface of the bottom. A planting is made with at least one plant that is grown in soil in the plant tray and has air pruned roots at the at least one elevated drainage opening. The medium, such as soil, is watered to allow water to initially reside in the inner surface of the bottom to a level limited by the at least one elevated drainage opening.

A method for preparing a rooting plug is disclosed. The method calls for mixing a composition comprising (i) 0.2%-10% w/w bio-degradable polymer and (ii) an organic non-hydroxylic solvent with a plug mix. The resulting method prepares a rooting plug.

A pot for a plant may include a container having an axis that is vertical, a base, a sidewall extending upward from the base, an interior, an exterior, drain holes extending from the interior to the exterior and an interior bottom. The container may be configured to receive and be stacked with a second container inside of the container. In one example, the legs of the second container may be configured to extend through the drain holes of the container beyond the interior bottom of the container. In another example, the legs of the second container may be visible from the exterior of the first container.

The invention relates to a coherent propagation growth substrate product (1) formed of man-made vitreous fibres (MMVF), the product (1) having two opposed top and bottom surfaces and at least one cavity (2) which is open at the top surface and which extends from the top surface towards the bottom surface, wherein a superabsorbent polymer (3) is provided in the cavity (2).

The pot for culturing an epiphyte is integrally injection molded from a transparent plastic. The pot has a bottom, a lower edge, an upper edge and a sidewall extending between the lower edge and the upper edge. The sidewall of the pot is provided with an outwardly protruding lip at the level of the upper edge. A cross section through the sidewall of the pot, tangent to the lower face of the lip, has a substantially hexagonal or octagonal shape. Consequently, the pot, at least at the top, is hexagonal or octagonal, thus allowing more pots to be positioned per unit area compared to a round shape having the same diameter as the diameter of the circumscribed circle of the hexagonal or octagonal shape.

A man-made vitreous fibre (MMVF) plant growth substrate is provided. The substrate has properties including a volume of 3 to 20 litres, two layers of differing density, and the use of an organic binder selected from formaldehyde free binders. This is found to provide a substrate which allows excellent control of the water and/or nutrient contents within the substrate when used for plant growth.

A plant pot, blank for making a plant pot and a process for making a plant pot is provided. The blank and plant pot includes a support disposed a distance from the base wall of the plant pot to support a nesting container.